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Gov. Blease's Pom Discussed by Sti David R. Coker Says Peo Geo. B. Cromer Severe i the Speech?Blease \ Charleston American. Columbia, July 31.?Even as was expected, it has come?though it ha: wiavm A o li + f 1 A Aorliny f Ko n lio/l lui A - ' cl iiiuc i 11^1 ciicin 11 ci vt > anticipated. Chairman D. R. Coker, of the State "council of defense, appointed by Gov: ?rnor Manning, today placed thai Ibody. which, above all others, should be.non-partisan, in a squarely parti san attitude in petty state pontics, and, to that extent at least, hurt the usefulness of the organization over which he was chosen to preside. He went out of his \?ay in an address *o tne state council ai 11s meeiing today, to make a political attack upon former Governor Blease, based upon an editorial which appeared in the . Columbia State of this morning, criticising an address of Mr. Blease * which the Columbia State had not even quoted. Mr. Coker followed the tactics of the Columbia State. He reaa that newspaper's editorial, but he did not read the report of the Blease speech which appeared in The 'Charleston American of Sunday morning, and upon which the editorial -criticism in the Columbia State of - ^ % ^ cms morning is uascu. Jtvhas been currently rumored over South Carolina for some time that Mr. Coker was being groomed as a candidate either for governor or for the ^Jnitec^ States senate. There has been * no expression from Mr. Coker and in ~his chairmanship of the civic preparedness commission, appointed by Go ? etnor Manning and of the State coun -cil of defense, appointed by the governor, he has kept out of State politics until today. His remarks were applauded by most of the State council who were present, all of whom are appointees of Governor Manning, but few- of whom are other than political partisans. The few who.hap ? Vvoiz-cnor +n Reform Dartv tv vvivu^ wv ^ _ -regarded the unwarranted attack as %simply an unpatriotic mistake in an essemblag in which patriotism should ^fcave been supreme, knd passe' it up that spirit. The meeting of the State council v "'was called to be held -here today by ^Chairman Coker for the purpose of ?ont2ixiing a campaign of education chnnlri inform the people of South Carolina of the danger of Ger"man ideals and of German domina:Cioil The ladies' organization of the . -council, as well as the county chairman and the. various speakers who / i ___________ Ifer?lNOtm "The kettle's boilir The New F The flame is always steady. It's the Long insuring perfect cor does it. For hot weather com: Ii?New i cricuinjii. ST/ Washir Norfoll Richrrn 5 * t iaria Speech i ite Council Defense ! i ~ i j pie Must i)e Educated?Dr. r * aij . , _ f rt nis cnaraczerizazion or Vill Answer at Filbert. nave been selected, were among tlio.se ; who were invited and who attended - the meeting. i Chairman Coker consumed the first hour in his address. Democracy was ; at war, he said, and it was the duty s\t 4-Virv fftoto n n r? i 1 t Vi nrrvn o-V> 1 v t , UI llic kj L Ci L <_/ VVUUV/i 1 tiiV/1 VU^iJLlJ w ; arouse thfe people as to the truth of j [ the situation. He felt that the great . work of the State council was to inaugurate a preliminary campaign of , education. He attacked the sources i of news on which the people rely, he said, but that they have not the proper confidence in, but he went on to say, in his address, that Germany has * ^ - ?-?i. i gone so tar as 10 conscnpi uer cuuic i womanhood to rehabilitate lier popalation. He gave the source of his information. These were horrible things i to stand up and tell, in this audience, | he said, "but you have got to know | the truth and carry that truth to the I people." f "We are calling upon tne entire peo- j | pie to volunteer their services," he j [ said. "Active efforts in support of i I government measures now along all j lines means a shortening of the war. i "We want you to go back home and i organize your counties thoroughly, if j you have not already done so," he said, j "We ought to have meetings all over i i every county within the next few j | days." U/v oof/1 tViof Via 'nztfl road n odi- I' I1U OCUU tua L UV/ A vuu Mil vvk* I torial in the Columbia State this morn- j ing, from which it was only neces-: ! sary, in his opinion, to read one par| agraph. This was the editorial rei ferring to Mr. Blease. ! He did not doubt the accuracy o? j The Charleston American's report, he; j said?but he failed to read that re-i i port to his audience. "We do not want j to get any political activity into this! organization," he said, "but we cannot allow treason to grow ud and go uachecked in this State. In Georgia, | Thomas. E. Watson is trying to do i much the same* thing, and *in South | Carolina we must call a halt. There j are some people in South Carolina ( who are deluding themselves by try ing to convince themselves that they j.will ride into office over the aeiuaettj j people of some of the counties of this! j State. We must first treat them kindI ly, and then if harsher measures are necessary we must take those steps. It is into these counties that we ought i now to carry , our first and most Tig | orous campaign, and we should here! | plan personally to go into those coun Illlll ^~~T'-?ri XliW lifilTl" jjT tmmaammon ng Slow About This F ig already?breakfast will b Perfection cooks fast or slow visible, always Ask your deak Blue Chimney versible glass : nbustion that exclusive featur< ATA nniM fort, cook on a a superior keros clear-burning, is ^NDARD OIL COMPA (New Jersey) :gton, D. C. BALTIMORE r, CKarIotl c, Vet. ?<p. Cnarieston, ond, Va. 4 * Charlestc M \ iSafl *6*4 OH. STOV3 Jmrnmrnmrnmrnrntm wmmrnm \ lies * here It Ko :rns vli: * o:;r .vjrl: most needed. The meeting was in progress for . vc".il j Following Chairman ^oker's aij dress, Governor Manning, of Coluraj bia. and Dr. George B. Cromer, of j Newberry also spoke. i Mr. Blease said this afternoon that he would answer all criticisms of his _ _ Pomaria speecn in ins siieeuu <n a n} bert on Thursday, August 2, to which | everybody is invited and wfcere free speech will not be abridged. I). B. COKEK AND G. B. CR03IEK DENOUNCE UTTERANCES State ronncil of Defense Plans to Arouse Patriotism in Sooth Carolina. j News and Courier. Columbia, Jul}- 31.?Loyalty to the government to the point of personal sacrifice of a high order will be preached in every hamlet and school district of the State. The State Council of Defense at a meeting held here today decided that the first step in putting South Carolina on a war basis was a thorough campaign to arouse the latent patriotism of the people, to educate them to the dinger of a sluggish interest in the war and the disastrous ^pults to the country of failure to give a full measure of support to all government measures. By the same token the eradication of sedition and treason in their incipient stages, the estpppel?by the kid glove method, if possible, and if not, by the iron hand?of the uttering or fostering of sentiment designed and ~ * ? r\ry and caluclatetl to namper me lldllUil in the prosecution of the war; this is one of the dual lines- which the campaign will pursue. Coker Sevres Blease. Cole L. Blease, Esq., recognized as the most conspicuous example of the latter group by -virtue of his conduct since the war, which characterization of him has been accentuated by his p^maria. was held rtJucxiL spcci/u uv - up to the scorn of the 300 or more men and women who filled the ball room of the Jefferson Hotel, Chairman David R. Coker read a short clipping from the account of the speech of Mr. Blease and blistered its author in phrases "which smote with the power of' truth. "I understand that even more treasonable things than these were said," said Mr. Coker. "We must not allow such treason to grow up unchecked." Mr. Coker put the former governor I in the class with Tom Watson of Georgia, and the "long haired Vardaman of Mississippi," as a trio "who are deluding themselves into thinkirg they can ride into office over the ay- j ing patriotism of the South." * j TTwfmfh sijits froTier, 1AV* Ul/u^ v Dr. George B. Cromer of Newberry roused his hearers to a hig^i degree oi enthusiasm as he challenged some SSSBSiSSSBSSSSSBSBSSBSSSSSBBSSSSSSSSSSBi^jL^ I - m 'ire!" ^ I e done in a jiffy." || as you like. f| ;r to show you the re- { ;*{ reservoir?a new and * * I ~ SECURITY OIL | ;ene, always clean and ; most satisfactory. e,? NY | ?. N. C. || W. Va. h >n, S. C. ^ ^ ? * jpHair I S^^KS|&|Grows Long, It | 1 I aril r^cnilins y>u ! ViZ my p.ctura 10 10* ! vw?5V- 9/ yoa spo what your EXELENTO Pomade has d<>tie for my hair. 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Congress and the: j president were forced by the acts of j the Imperial German government to | recognize that a state of war existed, I j When our property was ruthlessly de- J J stroyeG and when our men, women j and children were ruthlessly drown-' j ed on the high seas without v warning ! being given, congress and the presi- \ ! dent were without alternative in rec-: ognizing that steps must be taken to; protect the rights of a sovereign peo- j pie." "It is a Lie." I "Some men tell us that we are fight: ine the battles of France-and Eng I S-> j land." continued Mr. Cromer. "It is 1 a lie. Let us tell our people that France and Englar,"x*-; *hree year3, , have been fightingour battles?France i until she has been bled white and . England until she is exhausted." | Speaking further with reference fo that class which has opposed the draft j and which is seeking to frustrate othj er measures for Ihe 'presecution of the ' i 'war, Mr. Cromer said: "The man: ; who is trying now to shackle this gov-' ernment and render its efforts futile I ! by preaching the doctrine of 'No cause I for our going into war' is in effect j j attempting to shoot my boy and your i boy in the back as he marches to the . front." j Mr. Cromer's speech was followed by an ovation which lasted for manyi | minutes. v % j I Manning Would Cnrb DisloyaL | Governor Manning in a short ad-| ; dress struck the same note which; ; Mr. Coker sounded in opening the, j meeting and which later'was to be re-! I t.iip .RtHirln;? utterance of | 'I'ca/iuu iu uuv ^ I Dr. Cromer. "The hour has struck j in South Carolina when there can be' | no divided alleg'ince?no difference | of opinion. There is iio time'for dis-| J loyal words and deeds." The gover-f nor urged that men or women having' j knowledge of quasi-treasonable acts. 1 report same t,o agents of the depart- j | ment of justice and swear out war-j rants for the offender's. j The governor also appealed for the ' support of all classes of people in i ^rrv-'n? the war to a successful con-j j elusion, and said, amid applause: "W* fmust give to the ne?ro who will shed; his blood for our flag a guarantee that! his rights shall be respected." ! ! By Personal Incidents. Mr. Cok^r in ODeuins: the meeting; I ^ , stated that he thought the proper way to bring tfhe war home to the people was not by an array of figures showing its cost in money or lives?not Dy i a picturing of the barbarity of Ger-j many in the mass but by 'the pre-j " atr?. i sen tat ion of bnei miiuan aac;coL ries of uncmestioned authenticity that; set forth the war methods of the Im- j *nerial government. He then related several gathered from his own experi-1 ence. 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July 31.?The Columbia State, badly i'rightened at the poll- i trical trend in South Carolina at this time, which will next summer sweep ' into political oblivion the present: State ad:iiinistratoin, of which the j Columbia State is the mouthpiece, this , morning devoted almost its entire; editorial space to a criticism of the Pomaria address of former Governor Blease. as reported in The Charles-1 ton American of Sunday morning, and j yet fails lo publish the report of the speecii upon wnicn us criticism is based. . Asked ;f he cared to make any I statement, Mr. Blease today said: "Yes, I have noticed the editorial in: the Columbia State, and, as usurl, they' treat me very unfairly and unjustly by quoting only a brief excerpt from a 35-minute speech, and thus misrep-j resenting my position to their readers, j If they would manifest a spark of fair-: ness. w-hy didn't they publish from, The American the synopsis of my speech upon which they based their j I criticismThis narrow policy of theirs, is carryi-ig out my statement at Pomaria, viz: " 'Today what do we find in this great country of our3? We find the press, w:te. all its might and power, j swinging itself upon the side of death; and destruction. Wte find that, for fear! of losing that awful influence of mon-j e/, it is willing to rush into the trenches of France the bone and sinew \ and the very flower of the manhood l of the American republic. We findj more than that?that it fears, yea, it; cowers beneath the lash of that influ-j ence, ano it gives to the people of this | nation ro information except what! the editor wants the people to see; itj keeps ths news from the people; it; hides the facts; it conceals the truth,! and it gives to us only those things which it thinks will inspire passion Tirii.i nonoa this mpan and not the <x nil mm vauov vuv good, the evil and not the godly in us to come to the forefront in order i that the destruction may go on, and call it?may God save the name?liberty. "The people can readily see that the Columbia State is carrying out that policy tc the letter, even in this editorial, by concealing what I did say, and by trying, by misrepresentation,' to create public opinion founded upon a false basis. _ I "Mr position is absolutely clear and thoroughly consistent. I was opposed to this war. I studied the question from every viewpoint. I did not see,; nor have T yet seen, any just and righteous reason why the United States should be plunged into this bloody slaughter of humanity, and had I been | a member of congress?either senate or house?I should not only have cast my'ballet, but I should have done ev-j ery thing in my power to have prevented war or the passage of any war meas ure. But as a true American, after; war has been declared by a majority' I would have supported my country, j whether she bo right or wrong. .If T h^d the power today I would displace i fr?>m office, whether it be executive.' judicial or legislative, every man who1 was in i'avor of tSis war, and use ev-| ery effort I could to bring about peace, i of course without the sacrifice of any; principle of individual or national hon-: or. As we are in the war'there are! but two courses to pursue. One is j to bring* about peace, and the other ' is to fight the war as rapidly as pos-] sible to a successful conclusion, be-; - li cause 1 am uiiuiiei auiy u-pi/ijcicu ;v | dragging on and stretching out of this i war for mcinths at the - sacrifice of the lives of our young American manhood, the bone and sinew of this nation ancf its dependence for the fu-j tiire, and with the fearful destruction j of our property when it oan be brought i to a filial and victorious conclusion; I speedily. i "I would be 2,'lad if personally you 1 would furnish to the Columbia State a copy of this interview?not that I have any hope that they will publish j it, but in order that, when in my ne"xt, speech 1 shall criticise them for their unfairness in this matter, it cannot be! n'/i timi tiiAv wprp -not furnished with ! a copy of this statement. Evidently they read my Pomaria speech as pub-; ii.-hed in The Charleston American or they could not x>ave commented on it,; and I should like for them to have an' opportunity to publish this statement." Be Careful What Yon Take. A Philadelphia woman is in a c coLaii.^i. she mistook a bottle of white shoe polish for a' i'C/ti.vi Oi Persons \<iio kgep their tan shoe polish on the same; shelf with the mayonnaise and the; tnaple syrup should need no furthe/1 warning. I GAVE HOKE HELP THAN ANY OTHER Amlerson Woman Makes Highly Interesting Statement. BEST SHE EVER TRIED ^ After Long: Effort, Mrs. Walker Is Enabled to Make Comparison. "Tanlao is th^ best medicine I have ever taken and I certainly have taken a lot of medicine." said Mrs. J. C. . . 4 Walker, of 30 Henderson St., Anderson, in a statement she gave May 23rd. "Tanlac certainly did help me wond- ^ erfully. I took it for a generally run ' J down condition, for I always felt tired and weak and I never did feel well. I Hj certainly felt completely broken down and in the mornings I felt as badly as when I went to bed, for I did not sleep \vell. I had no appetite and I scarcely had strength enough to do my housework. "But the Tanlac did me more good than any other medicine I ever havo taken. It snn had me feeling strong. and I got so I could sleep well and I began to feel ?ne. The Tanlac did a lot to build up and strengthen my entire system." -4 Tanlac, the master medicine is sold by: Gilder & Weeks, Newberry, S. C? Dr. W. 0. Holloway, Chappells, S. C., Little Mountain Drug Co., Little Mountain, S. C, The Setzler Company.Pomaria, S. C., Prosperity Drug Co., Prosperity, S. C., Whitmire Pharmacy, Whitmire, S. C.?Adv. "PAWS OF THE BEAR' ON TWO CONTINENTS : -*? -i New Triangle - Ince Play Starring William Desmond at Opera House Tomorrow. Starting in Belgium ana nnisnmg up ? in the United States is the accomplish- ? ment of William Desmond in the latest Triangle drama, "Paws of 4the ! Bear,'" which is presented by Thomi as H. Ince. This is a story of plot and | counter plot, in which the intrigue of i | Russia's diplomatic corps is pitted 1 I against the shrewdness of our own j ' government's secret service. I It offers a series of surprising cli- I ! maxes which are only equaled by the 9 consistency of the story. The locale I carries one from Belgium to Russia, a from Russia to Paris and through France to the United States, where i the final scenes complete the telling ^ 4 of this powerful drama.* ' fl Desmond as Ray Bourks, the young n American traveler whose thoughts aro | j far from diplomatic operations, sud| denlv finds himself the focus point for j many invisible governments. His love fv.e Countess Olga Raminoff, one of the cleverest of Russia's secrtt seWice agents, leads to many strange adventures, in which Desmond's fceea x wit and broad sense of humor are kMyantageously' displayed:- Clara Williams as the countess is seen to * TTho rvart demands ex auvsiuuigt. i ? tremely delicate handling to completely surround the character in a veil of ^v?terv. which is not lifted until the final scene. Others in the supporting cast ara v Robert McKim as Boris Dr-akoff, a powerful force in the Russian secret ^ service: Wallace Worslev as Curt ^ Schrlber, the diplomatic agent of the J fl'-nited States, and Charles French. Th^ production - was diected bv Reginald Barker and photographed by 1 Robert Newturd. Mj Here is a message to 7. "l, J suffering women, from Iw ,rM ?2 Mrs. W. T. Price, o? In m Public, Ky.: "I suf- \? MB ffl fered with painful..." jls M (Wj slie writes. "I got down |m y !g with a weakness in my g a V H In an<* limbs...! 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